Shirt-yoke shield



(No Model.)

D N. BRISTOL.

SHIRT YOKE SHIELD.

No. 315,118. Patented Apr. 7. 1885.

Wfifiesses; Ina canto)? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID N. BRISTOL, OF LANSINGBURG, ASSIGNOR TO WILBUR, DU BOIS &

WILBUR, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

SHIRT-YOKE SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,118, dated April'l, 1885.

Application filed April 16, less. (1% model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID N. BRISTOL, of the village of Lansingburg, inthe county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in ShirtYoke Shields; and I do hereby(leclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, that will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in .the several figures therein.

My invention relates to acovering for the open space within the neckbaudof a launderied shirt; and the objects of my invention are, first, toprovide an ornamental covering or yoke-shield, which will conceal fromview the rough back seams and unlaunderied portions of the shirt, whichwould otherwise be prominently exposed to view in the space inclosed bythe neckband; second, to provide a convenient device for supporting alabel, trade-mark, 'or advertisement without defacing the shirt.

Figure l is a perspective view of a launderied shirt inclosed within areceptacle for exhibiting the shirt for sale. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe cover or shield in its proper position in a launderied shirt. Fig. 3is a per spective View of the yokeshield.

Nearly all shirts exposed for sale in the show-windows of shops, andstores are launderied in such a manner that the neckband D stands upfrom the body of the shirt in a circular form, the whole band beingexposed to view on the upper side of the shirt, as shown in Fig. 1. Thisarrangement exposes to view the inner surface, G, of the back side ofthe shirt, which is not launderied smooth like the front, also the seamsin the yoke and the back opening. The contrast between the launderiedand unlaunderied portions is such as to greatly mar the beauty andgenplay a label, trade-mark, advertising-card, or any other design, orall at once.

I prefer to make the shield of card-board, and of the form shown in Fig.3, in which A is the shield, and B a tab bent up therefrom or attachedthereto, and provided with abutton-hole, O, by means of which the shieldis fastened to the neckband by a button, as shown in Fig. 2.

I have put on the shield thewords Trade Mark, but any words, symbols, ordesigns may be substituted or added, and may be either impressed uponthe shield or upon some other substance, which is afterward attached tothe shield. This arrangement permits of easily attaching and detachingto and from the shirt any mark, label, or design, as desired, withoutinjury to the form or appearance of the shirt, and avoids the necessityof using paste or glue.

The shield may be of any shape, material, or color adapted to cover thespace within the neckband.

I am aware of the manufacture of paper bosouis adapted to be fastened toa shirt neckbaud, and wholly disclaim the manufacture of shirt-bosoms orof any article of trade which would not be easily distinguished in themarket from a shirt-bosom.

I am aware that a shirt with stand-up neckband, a neck-button, andapiece of material provided with a buttonholed tab are all severallyold; but I believe that no one has, so far, ever combined these oldelements in such a way as to accomplish the useful results hereinbeforedescribed by me; hence IVhat I claim as new, and desire to protect byLetters Patent, isi The combination of a launderied shirt having astand-up neckband, D, a button, F, to connect the ends of said band, anda shield, A, having the apertured tab B, said shield held by the tab tothe button and concealing the yokeseams, back opening, and unlaunderiedfabric, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of April,1883.

DAVID N. BRISTOL.

\Vitnesses:

GEo. A. MOSHER, GEO. S. DEXTER.

